to be her?
Louise Ball
Who's she, you may ask.
Louise Ball is a real-life 15 year old sleeping beauty! Not Sleeping Beauty as in a Disney princess character who sleeps after being pricked by a spindle and can only be awoken by a kiss from her Prince Charming - although i think she's pretty enough to be a sleeping princess, as compared to me - but she's a real human being suffering from a rare condition called Klein Levin syndrome, which is more commonly known as the Sleeping Beauty syndrome.
Was pretty excited to learn there's actually a name to the hobby (ok more like the daily routine) i do every day, till i learn that this pretty little thing here can sleep for days *gasps in envy* and cannot be awakened. Her record of being in bed is 13 days!! Can you imagine that?? Imagine escaping this trouble-filled world we live in for days just by dozing off. Hmm.. one of her dreams alone could be an entire season of Grey's Anatomy! Interesting~
While in the story, Sleeping Beauty has Prince Charming to kiss her to break the spell, the poor girl here doesn't live a fairy-tale life with a happily-ever-after ending. For now, there is no cure for her condition.
So, is it a boon or a bane? Due to her special condition, her family members say she has slept through life’s important events, such as family vacations and school tests (err..). Well, those are the important ones... what about skipping life's unimportant events such as mundane house chores, or boring history classes, or tiresome meaningless small talks at wedding dinners. Now, that would be pretty fun kan? (No offence please to anyone suffering from this Sleeping Beauty syndrome.)
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Article from here.
ps: I really do hope doctors find a cure soon.
